Overview & Context

In this March 16, 1942 article, Time reports on a landmark meeting at Ohio Wesleyan University, where delegates from over 30 U.S. Protestant denominations convened to propose a sweeping set of principles aimed at shaping a just and durable post–World War II peace.

🌍 Vision for a New World Order

• Called for a “world government of delegated powers”, marking a clear rejection of postwar isolationism.
• Advocated international control of military forces, a universal monetary system to stabilize economies, and free global immigration.
• Supported trade liberalization, autonomy for colonial peoples, and a democratically governed international bank to oversee development.

🧭 Key Participants

• 375 delegates including bishops, seminary presidents, university leaders, and public figures like John R. Mott, Irving Fisher, and Harvey S. Firestone Jr.
• Backed by Protestant networks such as the Federal Council of Churches, indicating a significant ecumenical consensus.

⚖️ Democratic & Global Significance

• Embodied a religious vision for global governance, deeply entwined with moral and spiritual imperatives for peace.
• Sought to influence U.S. policy—rejecting isolationism, promoting international institutions, and embedding ecumenical values in foreign affairs.
• Highlights a moment when religious leaders helped shape foundational ideas of postwar international law, human rights, and global economic order.

📚 Citation

Time Magazine Staff. (1942, March 16). Religion: American Malvern. Retrieved from https://time.com/archive/6603746/religion-american-malvern/
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📅 Published: June 22, 2025 • 📍 Source: Axios

Former President Donald Trump has created a new Super PAC—Kentucky MAGA—to challenge long-serving GOP Rep. Thomas Massie in the May 2026 Kentucky primary, marking Trump’s first effort to unseat a sitting Republican. The PAC includes a robust survey and early coordination with potential challengers. Angered by Massie’s votes against Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and for opposing U.S. strikes on Iran without Congressional approval, Trump aide Chris LaCivita warned, “Thomas ‘Little Boy’ Massie will be fired.”

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📅 Published: July 1, 2025 • 📍 Source: Axios

The Senate passed President Trump’s signature legislative package—dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill—in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance breaking the tie.

🧩 What’s in the Bill

• Combines tax reform, border security, and defense spending into one sweeping package.
• Includes an increase in rural healthcare funding to $50 billion, securing support from key swing-vote Senators like Susan Collins.
• Makes permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts, along with new tax breaks (e.g., eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits).

📈 Fiscal Impact & Concerns

• The Congressional Budget Office estimates it will raise the national debt by approximately $3.3 trillion over the next decade.
• Deficit hawks and moderates warned against Medicaid cuts and other potential impacts on the safety net.

🏛️ Next Steps & Political Context

• With the Senate hurdle cleared, the bill must return to the House, where moderate and conservative Republicans continue to raise objections.
• Public support is tepid, and internal GOP divisions—highlighted by vocal critics like Thom Tillis and Rand Paul—are intensifying.

Citation

Axios. (2025, July 1). Senate GOP Passes Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”. Retrieved from https://www.axios.com/2025/07/01/senate-gop-passes-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-vote
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In this June 2025 article, The Hill reports that Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has rejected several provisions of the GOP’s sweeping legislative package—informally dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—during its review under the budget reconciliation process.

Key Details

• The rulings were based on the Byrd Rule, which limits what kinds of policy changes can be passed through reconciliation (a process that bypasses the Senate filibuster).
• Provisions struck down include:
  • Cuts to Medicaid funding mechanisms
  • Policy changes related to public benefits access
• These items were deemed non-compliant with budgetary scope and therefore ineligible for inclusion in a reconciliation bill.

Political Fallout

• The rejections sparked frustration among GOP senators, with some calling for MacDonough’s removal.
• Her decision, however, was upheld by Senate leadership, affirming her role as a neutral arbiter of Senate rules.

Broader Implications

This episode underscores the enduring significance of Senate procedural norms in checking partisan legislative overreach. It also reflects broader tensions between majoritarian politics and institutional rule-making—a dynamic increasingly central to debates over authoritarianism, executive influence, and legislative integrity in U.S. governance.

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📅 Published: June 13, 2025 • 📍 Source: This Will Hold

This Substack investigation claims that Pro V&V, one of only two federally accredited voting machine testing labs, approved sweeping last-minute updates to ES&S voting machines shortly before the 2024 election—raising serious questions about election security and integrity.

🔍 Key Assertions

• Pro V&V certified rapid and extensive firmware changes to ES&S equipment.
• The Substack alleges these changes were real‑time and not subject to standard federal review processes.
• The piece highlights possible vulnerabilities in the federal certification regime, potentially opening the door to tampering or systemic manipulation.

🧠 Ideological & Structural Significance

• Suggests that structural weaknesses in the election confirmation system could be exploited without needing to “hack” machines.
• Raises concerns that machine updates, rather than ballots, could be vector points for fraud or political influence.
• Adds to broader debates on America’s democracy safeguards—particularly as confidence in elections erodes.

Citation

This Will Hold. (2025, June 13). She Won. They Didn’t Just Change the Machines. They Rewired the Election. Retrieved from https://thiswillhold.substack.com/p/she-won-they-didnt-just-change-the
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